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Martin Powers

The Two, Most Toxic Anti-Asian Stereotypes

A colleague of mine once confessed that the most difficult thing to teach in a Chinese history class, is that Chinese people are human. Of…

6 min readMay 16, 2021

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Martin Powers

Post-Impeachment, Equivocation Poisons the Body Politic

Following the second impeachment something more serious than Donald Trump’s malfeasance got put on trial. The authority of facts was under…

15 min readMar 3, 2021

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Post-Impeachment, Equivocation Poisons the Body Politic

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Martin Powers

In the US, China-bashing is rooted in myths of Western superiority

South China Morning Post, 6/24/20

1 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Martin Powers

Could Biden’s Plan for Unity Help Patch Relations with China?

South China Morning Pos, 1/31/21

1 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Martin Powers

Could Biden’s Plan for Unity Help Patch Relations with China?

South China Morning Pos, 1/31/21

1 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Martin Powers

Presidents are Paid Public Servants, Not Aristocrats above the Law: Lessons from Rousseau…

Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — “Let the constitution of a government be what it will, if there is but one man in it exempt from…

6 min readNov 23, 2020

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Presidents are Paid Public Servants, Not Aristocrats above the Law: Lessons from Rousseau…

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Martin Powers

When is China-Bashing Racist?

Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — On the left, there is widespread agreement that Trump’s immigration policies are informed by…

6 min readAug 29, 2020

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When is China-Bashing Racist?

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Martin Powers

History Shows Why a U.S./China Clash is Not Inevitable

Civilizations are too complex to be tarred as uniformly good or bad. Solutions to problems come from rational policies, not pure blood…

5 min readAug 10, 2020

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History Shows Why a U.S./China Clash is Not Inevitable

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Martin Powers

Colonizing Portland: How Trump’s tactics Recall Worst Excesses of British Empire in places like…

Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — When Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty in1997, the Western press loudly bemoaned the…

6 min readJul 28, 2020

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Colonizing Portland: How Trump’s tactics Recall Worst Excesses of British Empire in places like…

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Martin Powers

What Chinese Philosophy Can Teach us about Indignation

Indignation runs rampant of late, and the easiest target is one or other group: immigrants, Muslims, the police. Indignation can be…

5 min readJul 8, 2020

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What Chinese Philosophy Can Teach us about Indignation

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Martin Powers

Martin Powers

Martin Powers writes op-eds for the South China Morning Post and Informed Comment. He twice received the Levenson Prize for Best Book in Chinese Studies.

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